Randy and Sarah (Part 1)

These people were from all over the world with different religions and customs. This was because the town was real close to a port city on the coast and it was on the route to the capital city of the country.

Sarah’s parents let the two kids wonder off by themselves with there trading goods and money. Randy bought some spices right away. He loved the felling of the crowd, mostly because it was something he rarely got to experience. Although he wasn’t good at haggling he enjoyed doing it.

Sarah took her time when deciding what to buy. First she asked her self whether it was affordable or not. Then she asked if she really wanted it. So she never got a whole lot of stuff when she was in town.

While walking around the kids spotted a story teller, not to be mistaken for a bard. He looked only three or four more years older than Randy. He was dressed in a gray cloak with a blue sash. There were about 30 kids gathered around him listening to his story. Randy and Sarah decided to sit down and listen to him.

"…and then the true King will reclaim his throne and the stars will move to form the first letter of his first name. The King will then kill the evil man who tried to steal the stone from the lovers. Then the lovers will unlock the secret of the stone and receive a treasure straight from God himself. The king will return to his lovely wife and they will live happily ever after."

Randy and Sarah only got to hear the end of the story, but they sat down and rested anyways. All the other kids that were listening to the story got up and scattered themselves into the crowd. Sarah watched some little kids run to there mommy and help carry some food they bought. Randy dug through his pack filled with the stuff he had bought.

While they were sitting there the story teller came up to them. "I’m sorry you missed the story."

"O, I’m sure it was lovely." Sarah responded.

"Well to make up for your loss, I’m going to give you two something." He reached in to a bag he had mounted on his horse, which he walking by his side. The Man pulled out of the bag a really big book. "This book has several good stories. It also has the story I just told. Please enjoy it." The storyteller then walked away.

As the man was walking away Randy jumped up and shouted, "Thank You!"

"No, Thank you, for everything you’ve done!" the man yelled back.

"Well that was odd." Sarah said to Randy.

"Come on lets go find your parents." Randy suggested.

The rest of the month was real normal. The two kids went swimming, fishing, and every other day they would sit down and read out of the book they received. They would each read a page in turn to the other. They loved it. They would read next to the waterfall and out in the plains next to Sarah’s house. On rainy days they would read inside the houses.

Randy wasn’t very good at reading and it took him awhile to complete a page. Sarah on the other hand could read very well. She helped Randy when he needed it. All this reading gave them even more bonding time than before. Part of the reason they hung out so often was because they were the only two kids in ten square miles.

Sarah’s parents enjoyed watching the kids play together. It insured that Sarah had company.